Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11430
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
International designator: 1994-057G
Object number (NORAD): 43344
Object ID (CCSDS): 43344
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.941 minutes
Inclination: 98.9523 deg
SMA: 7133.828 km
Apoapsis: 760.032 km
Periapsis: 751.353 km
RAAN: 96.7163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006083
Argument of periapsis: 328.2479 deg
Mean anomaly: 31.8341 deg
Mean motion: 14.4085022 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000935 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0029286 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 9, 2025, 11:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 9, 2025, 12:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43344U 94057G 25343.54056647 .00009350 00000-0 29286-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 43344 98.9523 96.7163 0006083 328.2479 31.8341 14.40850220473572
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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